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Life

What Does Being ‘Too Much’ Really Mean?

05.26.22

By Daisy Jones and Ione Gamble
Life

Growing Up as a ‘Gifted Child’ and the Rude Awakening of Adulthood

03.29.21

By Angel Martinez
Travel

I Tried (and Failed) to Pull Off a Romantic Mexican Vacation During COVID-19

09.18.20

By Olivia Bednar
Health

I Look for Ways to Blow Up My Life During the Pandemic

05.28.20

By Minelle Mahtani
Travel

COVID-19 Has Stolen My 20s

05.21.20

By Nylah Burton
Here’s What It’s Like to Get Tested for Coronavirus in Singapore

03.24.20

By Vijay Singh
Identity

When My Fiancé Left, Trans Girls Saved My Life

02.14.20

By Diana Tourjée
Music

A Eulogy for the Mix CD, the Best Way to Tell Someone ‘I Like You’

11.07.19

By Drew Schwartz
Entertainment

‘Rocko’s Modern Life’ Nails the Dystopian Roller Coaster of Being Australian in America

08.28.19

By Patrick Marlborough
Health

Biking in New York Traffic Forced Me to Learn to Take Up Space

07.01.19

By Tiana Reid
Identity

Finding Asian Identity in a Black and White America

05.31.19

By Eda Yu
Food

The Pain and Sorrow of Learning Your Beloved Childhood Pizza Is Trash

05.16.19

By Peter Rugg

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Gaming

The Lion King: My Gaming Nemesis

The Lion King video game was my white whale. The game that haunted me for years before I finally decided to fight back.

11.17.24

By Anthony Franklin II
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Sports

AEW Uses Guns N’ Roses Hit To Promote Full Gear (And It Rocks)

AEW debuted a music video for Full Gear on Collision using a classic Guns N’ Roses song.

11.17.24

By Haley Miller
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Horoscopes

Weekly Horoscope: November 17-23

This week is Saturn’s first full week out of retrograde after it returned direct on Saturday. How will your sign fare?

11.17.24

By Melanie A. Davis
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Gaming

The Movie Tie-In Era was a Dark Time

The movie tie-in era of gaming was one of the worst to experience. If you never did, be glad because it was a time of darkness.

11.16.24

By Anthony Franklin II
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Gaming

‘Guitar Hero’: Gateway to Music

‘Guitar Hero’ was one of the ways I expanded my personal taste in music. I wish the series would make a comeback for that very reason.

11.16.24

By Anthony Franklin II